36-4B-34.4. Peer review activity defined.
For the purposes of §§36-4B-34.1 to 36-4B-34.4, inclusive, peer review activity is the procedure by which a peer review committee monitors, evaluates, and recommends actions to improve the delivery and quality of services within its respective facility, agency, and profession, including any recommendation, consideration of recommendations, action with regard to recommendations, and implementation of actions. Peer review activity and acts or proceedings undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of a peer review committee include:
(1)Matters affecting employment and terms of employment of an emergency medical technician at any level by a health care facility or a licensed ambulance service;
(2)Matters affecting the membership and terms of membership in a health professional association composed of emergency medical technicians at any level, including decisions to suspend membership privileges, expel from membership, reprimand, or censure a member, or other disciplinary actions;
(3)Review and evaluation of qualifications, competency, character, experience, activities, conduct, or performance of an emergency medical technician at any level by a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service; and
(4)Review of the quality, type, or necessity of services provided by any emergency medical technician at any level employed by a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service.
Source: SL 2004, ch 244, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 04B - Advanced Life Support Personnel
Section 36-4B-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 36-4B-2 - Program created--Implementing agencies.
Section 36-4B-5 - Federal personnel not restricted--Religious groups not practicing medicine.
Section 36-4B-7 - Requirements--Educational programs in advanced life support.
Section 36-4B-11 - Notice to board of changes in directorship or content of educational programs.
Section 36-4B-12 - Withdrawal of approval for failure of educational program to meet requirements.
Section 36-4B-13 - Issuance of advanced life support licenses--Qualifications of applicants.
Section 36-4B-13.1 - License--Background check required.
Section 36-4B-14 - Licensing without examination of licensee from another state.
Section 36-4B-15 - Medical supervision of advanced life support personnel.
Section 36-4B-16 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/99.
Section 36-4B-16.1 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/85.
Section 36-4B-16.2 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-advanced.
Section 36-4B-17 - Practices permitted by licensed paramedics.
Section 36-4B-18 - Additional tasks permitted with adequate training and proficiency.
Section 36-4B-18.1 - Critical care endorsement.
Section 36-4B-20 - Hospital and institutional rules applicable.
Section 36-4B-21 - Immunity from liability of licensees--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-22 - Immunity from liability of sponsoring organization--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-24 - Immunity from liability of supervising physician--Exception.
Section 36-4B-26 - Annual renewal of license required--Form.
Section 36-4B-28 - Suspension on failure to renew license--Reinstatement.
Section 36-4B-31 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license.
Section 36-4B-32 - Appeal of board decisions.
Section 36-4B-33 - Suspension of license for mental incompetency--Restoration to reason.
Section 36-4B-34 - Reissuance of canceled, suspended or revoked license.
Section 36-4B-34.1 - Peer review committee--Activities--Liability of members.
Section 36-4B-34.2 - Data of peer review committee--Disclosure--Discovery--Admissibility--Testimony.
Section 36-4B-34.4 - Peer review activity defined.
Section 36-4B-35 - Advanced life support program--Rules.
Section 36-4B-36 - Prohibited rules.
Section 36-4B-37 - Advanced life support personnel advisory committee--Appointment--Terms--Duties.
Section 36-4B-38 - Training on use of auto-injector for emergency administration of epinephrine.